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How solar power is empowering seed saving and fighting deforestation

Despite being located near the Nile, a river from which most Uganda’s electricity is generated, Kaginga village, Panyimur sub-county in Pakwach district, has never been connected to national electricity grid. Located near the Lake Albert Nile Delta Ramsar site, the Kaginga village receives between 8-11 hours of sunlight on most days, making solar energy a […]

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Terra FM celebrates 2025 World Radio Day, hailed for green work

Tucked at Kolokoto village, Ituri Province at the Uganda-the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) border, between the rugged Mahagi Mountains in the northeast and the calm blue waters of Lake Albert to the west, Radio Terra, has helped the community it serves voice environmental grievances for redress. Broadcasting on 95 FM and 97 FM, Terra […]

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Radio Day and the Climate Call to Action

For international Radio day that is celebrated annually on February 13, Terra FM, celebrated over three days with several activities including a conference to fuel collaboration among journalists and other environmental experts in amplifying messaging around climate change. During a conference held at the AIC Church in Ramogi Chawa,Mukambu Chiefodm,Mahagi territory in Ituri province,North Eastern […]

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2025 Kilimo Awards: Nominations Open

As part of celebrations for World Radio Day 2025, Terra FM, which is subsidiaries of Environmental Defenders, hosted a three-day festival, offering several activities including sports activities and a dialogue in conference setting. During the conference, Environmental Defenders (ED), a nonprofit conservation and human rights organisation dedicated to protecting biodiversity and indigenous people’s rights launched […]

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DRC’s choice between full scale mining for rare minerals and conserving an important rainforest

Blessed with an array of minerals necessary for the global transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy and a tropical forest that is important for the absorption of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is faced with a conundrum. To extract its exceptional array of rare mineral deposits quickly […]